You’ve just been contacted by an employee who is currently on maternity leave. Rather than confirming her anticipated return-to-work date, she’s told you that she’s pregnant again. Will she be
entitled to SMP next time around?
Published 29.11.2013
New regulations which change the way statutory maternity pay is calculated took effect on April 6. How might you be affected?
Published 05.05.2005
If recent media reports are to be believed Statutory Maternity Pay is soon set to triple. But is this really true, or just another exaggerated headline?
Published 20.04.2009
Sometimes an employee will decide not to return to work when their period of maternity leave ends. In this situation, can they be required to repay all the maternity pay that’s been received?
Published 08.12.2021
In the first of two articles, we look at the new maternity rules that are in force and apply to women whose expected week of childbirth (EWC) is on, or after, April 1, 2007. What’s changed from the
current rules?
Published 08.02.2007
An employee is currently on maternity leave, though you’d like her help with some work for a few days. Can she take on paid work for you during her maternity leave without jeopardising either her
maternity leave or her SMP?
Published 24.08.2006
A pregnant employee will only be entitled to receive statutory maternity pay (SMP) from you during her maternity leave if she meets all the eligibility criteria. What should you do if she doesn’t
qualify?
Published 04.12.2014
Pay is replaced by statutory maternity pay (SMP) during maternity leave, but benefits continue to accrue. However, the position isn’t always that straightforward. What tricky issues might you
encounter relating to pay and benefits?
Published 08.05.2024
You know that a pregnant employee is entitled to maternity leave and, in most cases, to statutory maternity pay. However, what’s the position where an employee who is still on maternity leave tells
you that she’s pregnant again?
Published 03.06.2005